The transformation from winter to spring is one of the most anticipated seasonal changes of the year. Sportsmen, like every other human being living in a temperate climate, restlessly await spring's arrival. Many different benchmarks telegraph the approach of spring.
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National Forest plan walks middle ground
      A management plan that guides decisions in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) for the next decade was released last week. Timber interests were disappointed that the plan didn't call for more tree harvesting. Preservationists were displeased that additional land wasn't set aside for wilderness d...
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Trout stocking in Potter, Cameron counties
      With the April 14 Pennsylvania trout season opener just a week away, the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is winding down its preseason stocking activity. This year's stocked trout are bigger. At the same time, PFBC has cut the number of trout to be stocked by about 20%.
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Telescope workshop
      Instruction on stargazing and telescopes will be presented during a workshop to be held at two Potter County sites on Saturday, April 21. Advice will be offered on mount and scope styles, eyepiece selections, and accessories.
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'Doe' license vote set April 18
      The Pa. Game Commission will meet April 17-18, at the agency's Harrisburg headquarters, starting at 8:30 a.m. on both days. On Tuesday, April 17, the board will hear public comments on the proposed 2007-08 hunting and furtaking seasons and bag limits that were given preliminary approval in January...
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Instructions for birders
      A birdwatching workshop is being held on Saturday, April 21, in Port Allegany. Topics will include bird identification, optics, field guides, reference books, habitat preferences and ethics. Instructor Gary Edwards has more than two decades of birding experience. The workshop will be held from 10...
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Canoe/Kayak Race May 5
      The sixth annual West Branch Wild Canoe/Kayak Race will be held on May 5. Tentative plans call for the course to be set up on an 11- mile stretch of the Susquehanna River West Branch, with registration opening at 8:00 a.m. near the start- ing line at the Rolling Stone Bridge.
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Learn to build your own fly rod
      Veteran outdoorsman and angler Howie Gustafson will share his expertise in building flyfishing rods during a workshop on April 26 at the Port Allegany Education Center. Participants will complete a customized 8.5-foot, 5-weight fly rod. All materials (blank, reel sheet, cork handle, guides, thread...
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Fishing Derby at Stevenson Dam
      A Children's Fishing Derby opens at 9:00, with fishing will be held on Saturday, May from 10:00 to noon. 26, at the Brooks Run, off Rt. The derby is being sponsored 872 above the breast of the by East Fork Sportsmen George B. Stevenson Dam.
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Herbal, Artisan Fair scheduled
      The second annual Mountain Thyme Herbal and Artisan Fair will be held at Cherry Springs State Park in central Potter County on Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Programs will be presented on herbs, gardening, composting and wild edibles. There is no adm...
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